More remains from 1985 MOVE bombing uncovered at Penn Museum, believed to belong to 12-year-old Delisha Africa
Penn Museum says they have discovered another set of human remains believed to belong to 12-year-old Delisha Africa, one of the victims of the 1985 MOVE bombing in West Philadelphia. The remains were discovered during an inventory review of the museum's Biological Anthropology Section,
Penn says it has found more human remains from the MOVE bombing at its museum
The remains matched records for Delisha Africa, who was 12 when she was killed with 10 other members of the Black liberation and activist group MOVE, the museum said.
Museum finds remains from a victim of a notorious 1980s Philadelphia police bombing
Additional human remains from a 1985 police bombing on the headquarters of a Black liberation group in Philadelphia have been found at the University of Pennsylvania. The remains are believed to be those of 12-year-old Delisha Africa,
Girl’s Remains From a 1985 Bombing Are Found in Philadelphia
They are believed to be from a 12-year-old who was among 11 people killed during a police-led confrontation with the anti-government group MOVE.
Remains of second victim of 1985 Philadelphia police bombing discovered at Penn Museum
The museum, which previously came under scrutiny for possessing the remains of another victim of the MOVE bombing, has been conducting an inventory of its biological anthropology section
Newly Found Human Remains from 1985 MOVE Bombing Discovered at Penn Museum
MOVE was a Black liberation group founded in the early 1970s in Philadelphia by Vincent Leaphart, who later changed his name to John Africa. The group combined Black nationalist ideas with a back-to- nature lifestyle, rejecting modern conveniences, advocating for animal rights, and resisting governmental authority, which they saw as oppressive.
More human remains from Philadelphia's 1985 MOVE bombing found at Penn Museum
Additional human remains from the 1985 police bombing on the headquarters of Philadelphia Black liberation group, MOVE, have been found at the University of Pennsylvania's museum.
Penn Museum discovers another set of human remains from the MOVE bombing
The human remains recovered from the destroyed house on Osage Street were turned over to the Penn Museum for analysis as part of an investigation. In 2021, some of those remains were discovered to still remain at the museum, used as instructional material by an anthropologist at both Penn Museum and Princeton University, which led to protests .
Penn Museum finds more remains from notorious 1985 Philadelphia police bombing
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